How to Know When to Pick Apples: A Failsafe Harvesting Method

Learn how to know when to pick apples and enjoy perfectly flavored fruit ready for eating, cooking or making into cider.
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How to pick apples perfectly – this simple 3-step technique is all you need to know to harvest ripe fruits time after time

It may take more than one visit to pick all the apples of a tree, and that is because not all the fruits will ripen at the same time. When they ripen depends on the amount of light they get. Start ...

8 Fruit Trees You Should Harvest Sooner Rather Than Later, According to Experts

“Asian pears are ready to pick and eat as soon as their skin is no longer green and has changed to shades of brown, russet, ...
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Forget the calendar: This method reveals the ideal time to tackle garden pests

I hate to break it to you, but just like your calendar can’t tell you the best time to harvest, it won’t provide you the perfect date to attack the pests waging war on your plants. Timing effective ...